Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government has decided to induct women for the first time in Personnel Below Officer Rank, PBOR, role in Corps of Military Police (CMP).
About:
Women will be inducted in graded manner to eventually comprise 20 % of total Corps of Military Police (CMP). Their role would range from probing rape and molestation cases to assisting the Army wherever required.
Significance: The decision to induct women in the military police will enhance their representation in the armed forces.
Present status of women in armed forces:
This announcement comes in the aftermath of a similar announcement made by Chief of the Army Staff Bipin Rawat in December 2018 that the Army would induct women Jawans in the CMP, and further scope of recruiting women in Army posts would be explored thereafter.
Currently, women are allowed in select areas such as medical, legal, educational, signals and engineering wings of the Army.
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